Toronto Blue Jays Trey Yesavage receives incredible award
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Toronto Blue Jays prospect Trey Yesavage has been named Florida State League Pitcher of the Week following his latest outing.
In his outing against Clearwater, the right-handed pitcher earned a win over the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate. He delivered six nearly perfect innings for the Dunedin Blue Jays, shutting down the Threshers with just four hits allowed, no runs, and no walks. He also struck out eight, lowering his ERA to 2.31.
Trey Yesavage honored with Florida State League Award.
Matt Postins from the Toronto Blue Jays On Si writes that Yesavage was the only Blue Jays prospect to earn a player of the week honor for this cycle.
"Yesavage is five games into his professional career and is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA. He has 36 strikeouts and eight walks in 23.1 innings. Batters are hitting .163 against him. He is already the No. 2 prospect in the organization per MLB Pipeline." -Postins
Before joining the Blue Jays, Yesavage was selected 20th overall in last July's draft, coming from East Carolina, where he was recognized as one of college baseball's top pitchers.
"Last season with ECU he went 11-1 in 15 starts with a 2.02 ERA. He also struck out 145 and walked 32 in 93.1 innings. He won the AAC's pitching triple crown, leading the conference in wins, ERA and strikeouts. He also held batters to a .154 average. He also tied both the ECU and AAC record for most strikeouts in a season." -Postins
Postins also writes that Yesavage was a semifinalist for two of baseball's most prestigious awards, the Golden Spikes and the Dick Howser Trophy, and also a finalist for the College Baseball Foundation's National Pitcher of the Year.
"Yesavage was also named a first-team all-American by six different national outlets, was named to the NCAA Tournament's Greenville regional all-tournament team and the American Athletic Conference pitcher of the year." -Postins
Considering his strong performance in Dunedin, it's likely that he could soon be promoted to High-A Vancouver.
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Toronto Blue Jays On Si
Toronto Blue Jays Rising Pitching Star Earns Florida State League Award
Toronto Blue Jays On Si
Toronto Blue Jays Rising Pitching Star Earns Florida State League Award
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